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Spring Forth With Your Bird In The Voice Over Booth!
As we hurtle into Spring at a rate of knots, I remember the friend who said to me “You never look back. Do it – it can be useful – remind yourself of all the things you’ve done!” Well, I couldn’t have done them without you, lovely clients, could I?…
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A Brilliant Script, a Voice Over and A Horrible Mistake
It’s all Jeff Eaker’s fault. (If you’ve read my blogs over the last few months, you’ll know he’s a fabulous US copywriter.) He wrote a brilliant script. Well, how could this voice over possible resist A Horrible Mistake? We all make ’em, after all. What are you talking about little…
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It’s all about the sparks.
“because when the world was made, God made it out of magic sparks – everything that there is, was all made of magic sparks – and all the magic sparks went into things – deep down and everything was a spark – but it was quite a while ago since…
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It’s good to stand out from the crowd!
There’s a time to blend in and a time to stand out.When I was young, I used to want to blend in. It made me feel safe, cool, on trend, part of the gang.But actually, it’s good to stand out from the crowd! For the right reasons, of course.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ve…
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Time is a slippery beast.
Time is, in theory, constant… But in practice appears to speed up & slow down at will. If you’re having a tricky time, it seems to slow down. If you’re having fun, it flies by! Oh and in the spring, we lose an hour and in Autumn, we gain an…
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Thank you for calling.
Ah, the humble telephone. Who cares about that?! A word in your shell-like….. Have you ever ‘phoned a company, only to quickly replace the receiver after hearing a badly thought out, poorly delivered message? I know I have! A simple on hold message can give your clients confidence in you,…
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There’s a bear in the voice over booth?!
“Doesn’t everyone have a bear in the booth?” I reply, slightly puzzled… Apparently not! Allow me to tell you his story…. Once upon a time, on her 10th Birthday, a little girl was given the roundest, most golden, cuddliest bear by her Grandma. “Oh my! Winnie the Pooh, no less!”…
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The power of stories.
Remember when you were a child, how lovely it was to be read to? Tucked up in bed, or sitting on the floor, drifting into a world beyond the classroom. Stories are woven into our DNA. A simple Google search will reveal pages of articles on why reading to children…
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There are Gremlins in the world of voice over & they’re loud!
Gremlins aren’t the exclusive domain of the voice over – we all have them! Our minds are busy places, full of noise, pictures & constant chatter. Some of it we’re able to ignore or filter, but sometimes those gremlins lure us into dark places. They encourage us to do battle with…
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Voice over Intermission
And now a little interlude… Time to sit back with your little tub of ice-cream & indulge me. Or alternatively, have a little snooze, or nip out to the loo! I am in sentimental mood, because I’ve felt rather touched by the events of the last few days. The people…
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